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| name = Rune Sovndahl
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| birth_date = 13 February, 1975
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| residence = [[London]], [[England]]
| alma mater = [[London South Bank University]], [[Copenhagen Business School]]
}}'''Rune Sovndahl''' (Born 13 February, 1975) is a [[Danemark|Danish]] entrepreneur, co-founder and C.E.O of Fantastic Services Ltd, a [[Domestic worker|domestic]] and commercial service company in [[London]], [[United Kingdom|U.K]].<ref name="ft">{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/2e5f512a-88df-11e7-afd2-74b8ecd34d3b|title=Co-founders urged to agree ‘pre-nups’ with their partners|date=12 October 2017|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref><ref name="cave-forbes1">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewcave/2017/01/31/from-swimming-with-sharks-to-cave-diving-the-ceos-who-take-risks-outside-work/#df4e03c2181f|title=From Swimming With Sharks To Cave Diving: The CEOs Who Take Risks Outside Work|date=31 January 2017|newspaper=}}</ref>


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== Life ==
{{Infobox person
Sovndahl grew up in Copenhagen where he attended [[Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole]] and Oestre Borgerdyd. At an early age, he developed an interest in computing and technology. Later, as a graduate student at [[Copenhagen Business School]], he worked as a [[systems architect]] at [[British Telecom]]. After a brief stint in the restaurant industry, he started a career in [[entrepreneurship]].<ref name="matthew-moneyw">{{cite news|url=https://moneyweek.com/rune-sovndahl-how-i-made-a-million-with-happy-cleaners/|title=Rune Sovndahl: How I made a million with happy cleaners|date=22 January 2016|newspaper=MoneyWeek}}</ref><ref name="direct">{{cite news|url=https://www.director.co.uk/driven-by-jeep-how-adventure-made-rune-sovndahl-a-better-leader-19860-2/|title=How adventure made Rune Sovndahl a better leader|date=1 October 2016|newspaper=Director (magazine)}}</ref> In the early 2009, when Sovndahl met at a party Anton Skarlatov, a professional cleaner, they discussed about the cleaning industry in London. They also realized that they shared the same vision of a better service delivery.<ref name="dailyma">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4320318/The-cleaning-mistakes-leave-home-FILTHY.html|title=The four common cleaning mistakes that leave your home FILTHY (and could be putting your family at risk of disease)|date=17 March 2017|newspaper=[[Daily Mail]]}}</ref><ref name="sun">{{cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3526808/how-to-make-moving-house-less-stressful/|title=These are the five biggest mistakes people make when moving house and how to make it less stressful|date=10 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Sun]]}}</ref> This shared vision led to the creation of a [[Domestic worker|domestic services]] company called Fantastic Cleaners.<ref name="busimat">{{cite news|url=http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/entrepreneur-interviews/secrets-of-success/secrets-success-rune-sovndahl-founder-fantastic-services/|title=Secrets to Success: Rune Sovndahl, founder of Fantastic Services|date=August 3, 2014|newspaper=Business Matters}}</ref><ref><nowiki>{cite AV media | people=Fouladkar, Assad (Director) | date=January 30, 2016 | title= Rune Sovndahl, Fantastic Services - NOAH15 London | medium = YouTube video | location= London, U.K. | publisher= NOAH 2015 Conference, London }}</nowiki></ref> Sovndahl now lives in London, England and is considering staying with his company after [[Brexit]].<ref name="register">{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/25/brexit_consequences_for_brit_tech_firms/|title=What's Brexit? How Tech UK tore up its plans after June 23|date=July 25, 2016|newspaper=[[The Register]]}}</ref>
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| name = Jason Matias
| image = [[File:Jason-by-Jennifer-.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Jason Matias]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1986|04|07}}
| birth_place = 1986 [[Queens, New York]]
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| residence = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| nationality = American
| education = [[Bachelor's degree]] in Business Administration
[[Master's degree]] in Organizational Leadership
| occupation = [[Photographer]], [[Artist]], [[Writer]]
| years active = 2012-present
| website = [http://jasonmatias.com jasonmatias.com]
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== Jason Matias ==
==Education==
Sovndahl attended the [[London South Bank University]] where he received in 2000 a Bachelor degree in Business information systems design and devolopment.<ref name="livebq" /> Earlier, he also received a diploma in Innovation and entrepreneurship at the [[Copenhagen Business School]] in 1999.


==Career==
Jason Matias (born April 7, 1986) is a [[photographer]], [[artist]], and [[writer]] from [[New York City|New York]] best known for his [[nature photography]] and large format [[fine art]] prints.


== Early Life ==
=== Early career ===
Since 2009, is also Managing director of 1st Online Solutions Ltd.<ref name="livebq">{{cite news|url=http://www.bqlive.co.uk/business-professional-services/2016/10/24/news/meet-the-md-rune-sovndahl-of-fantastic-services-7421/|title=Meet the MD: Rune Sovndahl of Fantastic Services|date=24 October 2016|newspaper=BQ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://startups.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-rune-sovndahl-fantastic-services/|title=The Entrepreneur: Rune Sovndahl, Fantastic Services|date=2014-06-24|work=|publisher=Startups.co.uk}}</ref> From 2005 to 2014, he was Managing director of Victor Connect Ltd in charge of [[SEO]] and [[PPC]] consultancy. He has also been Board member of the European Young Professionals association from October 2006 to August 2011. From 2009 to 2010, Sovndahl was Group SEO manager at lastminute.com and Travelocity Global; and search specialist at Advertising.com. Sovndahl has been product manager of BT mobile from 2003 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.virgin.com/person/rune-sovndahl|title=Rune Sovndahl|date=6 Oct 2010|work=|publisher=[[Virgin Group|Virgin (magazine)]]|accessdate=2011-06-13}}</ref>
Jason Matias was born in [[Queens, New York]] to [[first-generation]] [[Filipino]] and [[Lebanese]] parents. His first foray into art was with black and white pencil drawings. In high school, he was turned away from art and focused on a career in engineering.


=== Fantastic Services ===
After secondary school, he joined the [[United States Air Force]]. He served a six-year enlistment as a [[Munitions]] Systems Specialist from 2005 to 2011. Jason served for three years at [[Eielson Air Force Base]], [[Alaska]] followed by a second three years at [[Creech Air Force Base]] in [[Indian Springs]], [[Nevada]]. He also served one six-month tour in [[Jalalabad]], [[Afghanistan]] as part of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]]. He achieved the rank of [[Staff Sergeant]] and was awarded the [[Meritorious Service Medal]].
In 2009, Sovndahl met Anton Skarlatov, a professional cleaner at a party. They discussed about the current state of the cleaning industry in London, U.K.<ref name="cave-forbes1">{{cite news |newspaper= |title= From Swimming With Sharks To Cave Diving: The CEOs Who Take Risks Outside Work |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewcave/2017/01/31/from-swimming-with-sharks-to-cave-diving-the-ceos-who-take-risks-outside-work/#df4e03c2181f |date= 31 January 2017 }}</ref> As Sovndahl and Skarlatov realized that they shared the same vision of a better service delivery, they created a domestic services company called Fantastic Cleaners.<ref name="emma-guard1">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2015/jan/17/in-spotlight-fantastic-services|title=In the spotlight... Fantastic Services|date=17 January 2015|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="matthew-moneyw">{{cite news |newspaper= MoneyWeek |title= Rune Sovndahl: How I made a million with happy cleaners |url= https://moneyweek.com/rune-sovndahl-how-i-made-a-million-with-happy-cleaners/ |date= 22 January 2016 }}</ref> In October 2014, the company launched its GoFantastic app which was downloaded by thousands of people.<ref name="emma-guard1">{{cite news |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |title= In the spotlight... Fantastic Services |url= https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2015/jan/17/in-spotlight-fantastic-services |date= 17 January 2015 }}</ref> Later, Fantastic Services expanded to meet the growing demand. Since March 2015, the company operates in several other towns outside of London.<ref name="busimat">{{cite news |newspaper= Business Matters |title= Secrets to Success: Rune Sovndahl, founder of Fantastic Services |url= http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/entrepreneur-interviews/secrets-of-success/secrets-success-rune-sovndahl-founder-fantastic-services/ |date= August 3, 2014}}</ref>


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==References==
It was during his station in [[Alaska]] that Jason returned to art as a means of storytelling. Since his start in 2006, Jason has taught himself photography through trial and error and self-directed learning.
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[[Category:Danish business executives]]
== Education ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
* [[Bachelor's degree]] in Business Adminstration from [[Argosy University]], [[Hawaii]]
[[Category:Alumni of London South Bank University]]
* [[Master's degree]] in [[Organizational Leadership]] ([[MSOL]]), from [[Argosy University]], [[Hawaii]]
[[Category:Copenhagen Business School alumni]]

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[[Category:1975 births]]
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== Career ==
[[Category:Businesspeople from London]]

=== United States Air Force ===
Jason was a [[Staff sergeant|Staff Sergeant]] [[Munitions Systems Specialist (U.S. Air Force)|Munitions Systems Specialist]] in the United States Air Force ([[United States Air Force|USAF]]) from 2005 through 2011. He has been stationed at:
* [[Eielson AFB]], Alaska
* [[Creech AFB]], Nevada
* [[Jalalabad]] AB, [[Afghanistan]].

=== Photography ===
Jason Matias first learned photography through film photography courses in secondary school. His first photographs ever taken are lost but his darkroom experience stays with him always. The demands of school and later the military kept Jason from pursuing art for the following six years.

After his six-year enlistment in the Air Force ended, Matias moved to Hawaii and attended [[Argosy University]] to get his Bachelor's degree in Business and his Master's in Organizational Leadership. In 2012, he purchased his first [[DSLR]] with the intent of repaying its cost through selling his photography. It was that cycle of earning money for purchases that initially drove Jason to create more advanced works of art.

In 2013 he teamed up with CoXist Studio (now closed) to create eX•po•sure, a juried photography exhibit in [[Kakaako|Kakaako, Hawaii]]. Later in 2013, he was awarded the Everyday Hero award for his work with island youth and Honolulu Photographer of the Year through RAW Artists.

Also, in March 2013, he and his pictures were featured in an article about Hawaii on [[HuffPost|Huffington Post]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jason-matias-hawaii-photographs-magical_us_56f0a6a9e4b09bf44a9e43c6|title=Welcome To Hawaii: A Place Of Pure Magic|last=Herreria|first=Carla|date=2016-03-23|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2017-11-29|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2014 Matias traveled across the United States, [[United Arab Emirates|U.A.E]]., Spain, Italy, [[Morocco]], and the [[Philippines]] taking pictures and building his portfolio.

Later in 2015, Jason was singled out by Art Business News Magazine editorial team as one of the top 40 artists in America to watch.<ref>Art Business News Magazine, Summer 2015 edition</ref>

=== Writing ===
Matias began his writing career early in life, but was then separated from the practice the same way he was separated from art. In a rare acknowledgment of talent<ref>NYSEC http://www.nysecteach.org/publications/</ref>, the New York State English Council published three works of his poetry in "The English Record."<ref>The English Record, Vol 54-55. p 55</ref>

In 2017 Matias published his second work, Volume One of a three-part series titled "NakedThoughts."<ref>NakedThoughts vol 1 {{ISBN|978-1521547526}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35453303-nakedthoughts|title=NakedThoughts|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/NakedThoughts-Jason-Matias/dp/1521547521|title=NakedThoughts|last=Matias|first=Jason|date=2017-06-28|publisher=Independently published|isbn=9781521547526|language=English}}</ref> In this short volume, he alludes to a forthcoming publication titled "Dream Daggers & Imaginary Friends." <ref>NakedThoughts Vol 1 p. 30</ref>

== Honors and Awards ==
* [[Honolulu]] Photographer of the Year, 2013
* Everyday Hero of Humanity Award, 2013
* Commissioned by Hawaii Presidential Foundation to create “Hero Image” to present to President [[Barack Obama]], January 2014

== External links ==
[http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/108764/ Matias' National Geographic Profile]

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== References ==
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Rune Sovndahl
Born13 February, 1975
Alma materLondon South Bank University, Copenhagen Business School

Rune Sovndahl (Born 13 February, 1975) is a Danish entrepreneur, co-founder and C.E.O of Fantastic Services Ltd, a domestic and commercial service company in London, U.K.[1][2]

Life

Sovndahl grew up in Copenhagen where he attended Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole and Oestre Borgerdyd. At an early age, he developed an interest in computing and technology. Later, as a graduate student at Copenhagen Business School, he worked as a systems architect at British Telecom. After a brief stint in the restaurant industry, he started a career in entrepreneurship.[3][4] In the early 2009, when Sovndahl met at a party Anton Skarlatov, a professional cleaner, they discussed about the cleaning industry in London. They also realized that they shared the same vision of a better service delivery.[5][6] This shared vision led to the creation of a domestic services company called Fantastic Cleaners.[7][8] Sovndahl now lives in London, England and is considering staying with his company after Brexit.[9]

Education

Sovndahl attended the London South Bank University where he received in 2000 a Bachelor degree in Business information systems design and devolopment.[10] Earlier, he also received a diploma in Innovation and entrepreneurship at the Copenhagen Business School in 1999.

Career

Early career

Since 2009, is also Managing director of 1st Online Solutions Ltd.[10][11] From 2005 to 2014, he was Managing director of Victor Connect Ltd in charge of SEO and PPC consultancy. He has also been Board member of the European Young Professionals association from October 2006 to August 2011. From 2009 to 2010, Sovndahl was Group SEO manager at lastminute.com and Travelocity Global; and search specialist at Advertising.com. Sovndahl has been product manager of BT mobile from 2003 to 2004.[12]

Fantastic Services

In 2009, Sovndahl met Anton Skarlatov, a professional cleaner at a party. They discussed about the current state of the cleaning industry in London, U.K.[2] As Sovndahl and Skarlatov realized that they shared the same vision of a better service delivery, they created a domestic services company called Fantastic Cleaners.[13][3] In October 2014, the company launched its GoFantastic app which was downloaded by thousands of people.[13] Later, Fantastic Services expanded to meet the growing demand. Since March 2015, the company operates in several other towns outside of London.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Co-founders urged to agree 'pre-nups' with their partners". Financial Times. 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "From Swimming With Sharks To Cave Diving: The CEOs Who Take Risks Outside Work". 31 January 2017. Cite error: The named reference "cave-forbes1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Rune Sovndahl: How I made a million with happy cleaners". MoneyWeek. 22 January 2016. Cite error: The named reference "matthew-moneyw" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "How adventure made Rune Sovndahl a better leader". Director (magazine). 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ "The four common cleaning mistakes that leave your home FILTHY (and could be putting your family at risk of disease)". Daily Mail. 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ "These are the five biggest mistakes people make when moving house and how to make it less stressful". The Sun. 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Secrets to Success: Rune Sovndahl, founder of Fantastic Services". Business Matters. August 3, 2014. Cite error: The named reference "busimat" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ {cite AV media | people=Fouladkar, Assad (Director) | date=January 30, 2016 | title= Rune Sovndahl, Fantastic Services - NOAH15 London | medium = YouTube video | location= London, U.K. | publisher= NOAH 2015 Conference, London }}
  9. ^ "What's Brexit? How Tech UK tore up its plans after June 23". The Register. July 25, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Meet the MD: Rune Sovndahl of Fantastic Services". BQ. 24 October 2016.
  11. ^ "The Entrepreneur: Rune Sovndahl, Fantastic Services". Startups.co.uk. 2014-06-24.
  12. ^ "Rune Sovndahl". Virgin (magazine). 6 Oct 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  13. ^ a b "In the spotlight... Fantastic Services". The Guardian. 17 January 2015. Cite error: The named reference "emma-guard1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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